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When residents contact us about the condition of their local roads, the conversation often begins and ends with potholes. That's understandable, potholes are visible, frustrating and can present a risk to road users.

Motorists parking in some of Northampton town centre's busiest streets will see changes to parking charges from mid-August.

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) will meet next week to consider the appointment of its new Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer.

Plans to transfer a piece of land in Northampton for an access road to a new housing development will unlock more open spaces and community investment for residents.

A section of Daventry’s St John’s Square car park will temporarily close later this month to accommodate building work at the town’s nearby leisure centre.

West Northamptonshire Council has successfully prosecuted a business for repeatedly failing to comply with waste management requirements designed to keep the town centre clean and safe.

Over the weekend (August 1-2) Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to a number of fires in the open, varying in size and severity.

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is in the process of building a new website – and wants to hear from users on how their experience can be improved.

Essential archaeological investigations will begin at Upper Mounts and Newlands Car Parks from September as West Northamptonshire Council and English Cities Fund (ECF) continue to develop plans for the Greyfriars regeneration scheme.

Children and families in Semilong are being invited to take part in a summer of reading, creativity and free family activities as LibraryPlus launches a six-week outreach programme at Semilong Community Centre.

As temperatures remain high across West Northamptonshire, local partners are urging residents and visitors to think twice before entering lakes, rivers, reservoirs, pits, canals and other areas of open water.

Today’s announcement from the Prime Minister on adult social care is a welcome recognition of what councils have been saying for years: the adults and children social care system is under immense strain and can no longer be ignored. The Government is right to acknowledge that decades of delay have l...

West Northamptonshire Council has successfully prosecuted a business for repeatedly failing to comply with waste management requirements designed to keep the town centre clean and safe.

Two young people have spent three weeks within Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, gaining a unique insight into what it is like to work in an emergency service.

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has appointed a new Executive Director for Place, Economy and Environment.

West Northamptonshire Council has lowered its flags today in tribute to former Daventry councillor Terry Gilford, who has sadly passed away.

Moulton Leisure Centre is in the running for a prestigious national honour after being selected as a finalist in the ukactive Awards.

One of Europe's largest live street art events is set to return to Northampton this August Bank Holiday weekend, bringing together more than 330 artists from across the UK and beyond for a spectacular three-day celebration of creativity, culture and community.

Students from Kingswood Secondary Academy in Corby have taken part in a Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service early-intervention programme designed to equip them with skills to prepare for their futures.

West Northamptonshire Council has begun installing a new generation of modern, environmentally friendly bus shelters across the area, as well as refurbishing existing shelters.